Olivia Newton-John

Australian fans will finally be able to say goodbye to the beloved icon of film and music. Here's what you need to know.

“We continue to work with the family. The pop icon also lends her name to the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, which also operates as the La Trobe University School of Cancer Medicine at the ONJ cancer centre. “Her work in cancer research and treatment saved lives and changed lives and her music was the soundtrack to a generation,” he said on Thursday. This inspired her to open the cancer and research centre at Austin Health, which offers patients cancer treatments and carries out world-leading clinical trials and research to beat cancer. “We know Victorians are eager to celebrate the life of a driving force in medical research and an icon of film and music, with a service befitting her international acclaim.” Andrews in August said the government would “of course” speak to Newton-John’s family to respectfully offer a state funeral to celebrate her life and music. “We are absolutely respectful that their wishes have to be at the centre of this.” “The research that’s done there, the treatment, the care, the love and support that is central to that place is a lasting legacy to the person that she was.” There’s still outstanding issues and we continue to work with the family and that’s a little bit challenging because obviously some are here and most are over in the US and it’s a matter of making sure we have an agreed way forward. “As a lasting testament to her character and her generous spirit, we have the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre. “She took her cancer journey and used that to save lives and change lives, and that’s just a deeply impressive thing,” the premier said after her death. [left a lasting legacy through her art and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre](https://7news.com.au/entertainment/from-leading-men-to-a-mothers-love-olivia-newton-johns-life-in-photos-c-7808200) in Heidelberg, Melbourne.

The free, ticketed service will honour the beloved Australian singer and will be held a Hamer Hall on Febr...

To register an account with the Arts Centre you will need to provide your name and email address. Doors will open at 3.00pm and the service will begin at 4pm. There will be a limit of two tickets per booking, seats will be allocated on a best available basis at the time of booking. The service will be free but ticketed in line with the capacity of Hamer Hall. The link to view the livestream will be made available on this page closer to the event. The free, ticketed service will be held a Hamer Hall on February 26, and will include a performance by Delta Goodrem.

Dame Olivia Newton-John will be honored in a state memorial service later this month as the Victorian government released new details ahead of the event.

The icon became well-known for her work with cancer research. [Stream your news live & on demand with Flash for $8/month and no lock in contracts. “Dame Olivia Newton-John was an inspiration to many around the world – her work in cancer research and treatment saved lives and changed lives and her music was the soundtrack to a generation,” he said in a statement. "We know Victorians are eager to celebrate the life of a driving force in medical research and an icon of film and music, with a service befitting her international acclaim.” Offer ends 31 October, 2022](https://servedby.flashtalking.com/click/7/147293;5439999;50126;211;0/?ft_width=1&ft_height=1&gdpr=%24%7BGDPR%7D&gdpr_consent=%24%7BGDPR_CONSENT_78%7D&us_privacy=%24%7BUS_PRIVACY%7D&url=https://www.flashnews.com.au/?offername=&pg=skynews&extcamp=skynewspriority4-edt-sky-lnk-awr-acq-brd-fla&channel=skynews&campaign=textlinks&voucher=SKY1) [died peacefully](https://www.skynews.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity-life/australian-grease-star-olivia-newtonjohn-has-died-aged-73-at-her-home-in-southern-california-family-confirms/news-story/8512b2ac73dfbfe385ff0c6471e886d8) at her ranch in California in August at the age of 73, after a long battle with several bouts of cancer over the course of her life.

The service honouring the singer, actor and philanthropist will kick off at Hamer Hall at 4pm. The free, ticketed service is being planned in close consultation ...

A state memorial service will be held for Olivia Newton-John in Melbourne later this month, honouring the singer and actress.

Others who paid tribute to Newton-John included her husband [John Easterling](https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/film/john-easterling-remembers-olivia-newton-john-our-love-for-each-other-transcends-our-understanding-3287677), [ABBA](https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/abba-pay-tribute-to-olivia-newton-john-emotional-tribute-post-3286521), [Mariah Carey](https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/mariah-carey-pays-tribute-to-olivia-newton-john-3287480) and [Rebel Wilson](https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/film/rebel-wilson-pays-tribute-late-olivia-newton-john-3287048). Meanwhile, [The Chicks](https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/watch-the-chicks-honour-olivia-newton-john-with-a-cover-of-hopelessly-devoted-to-you-3289931), [Harry Styles](https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/harry-styles-hopelessly-devoted-to-you-cover-halloween-grease-olivia-newton-john-3340164) and [Pink](https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/pink-pays-tribute-to-olivia-newton-john-with-performance-of-hopelessly-devoted-to-you-3353291) all paid tribute to Newton-John by covering the Grease song ‘Hopelessly Devoted To You’ during separate concerts. [Coldplay](https://www.nme.com/en_au/artists/coldplay) were joined by [Natalie Imbruglia](https://www.nme.com/en_au/artists/natalie-imbruglia) doing a show the band played at Wembley Stadium [to perform Grease‘s ‘Summer Nights’](https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/natalie-imbruglia-coldplay-olivia-newton-john-summer-nights-wembley-stadium-3291930). [Delta Goodrem](https://www.nme.com/en_au/artists/delta-goodrem). Newton-John’s activism also centred around Melbourne – following her diagnosis of breast cancer in 1992, she raised research funds and promoted cancer awareness. Though born in Cambridge, England in 1948, Newton-John moved with her family to Melbourne in early 1954, when she was five years old. [Kylie Minogue](https://www.nme.com/en_au/artists/kylie-minogue), [Elton John](https://www.nme.com/en_au/artists/elton-john), [Rod Stewart](https://www.nme.com/en_au/artists/rod-stewart), [Dionne Warwick](https://www.nme.com/en_au/artists/dionne-warwick) and Newton-John’s Grease co-star John Travolta. [2022 ARIA Awards](https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/olivia-newton-john-remembered-at-2022-aria-awards-with-medley-by-natalie-imbruglia-tones-and-i-peking-duk-and-kye-3354981), Newton-John was remembered with a medley performance led by Imburglia, with [Tones and I](https://www.nme.com/en_au/artists/tones-and-i) serving as its musical director. More information can be found [here](http://vic.gov.au/olivia-newton-john). Members of the public can register to attend the service from midday next Friday (February 10). [Olivia Newton-John](https://www.nme.com/en_au/artists/olivia-newton-john-2) in Melbourne later this month, honouring the singer and actress six months after her death last year.

The Australian entertainer will be farewelled at a service on 26 February, six months after her death.

She established the Olivia Newton-John Foundation to fund cancer research and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre in Melbourne, which supports people living with the disease. Olivia Newton-John was born in England, and emigrated to Melbourne with her family as a child. "Her work in cancer research and treatment saved lives and changed lives, and her music was the soundtrack to a generation.

Aussie singer Delta Goodrem stepped out in a sheer gown for the G'Day USA Arts Gala held in Los Angeles. Read more.

Entertainment reporter Peter Ford told 6PR Breakfast the funeral will be live streamed however not televised. “It's not going to be the big extravaganza that we ...